WirePlayers Road to the Roses League
Yazan: Dylan | 17 February 2012 | Comments Off
Categories: Horse Racing
Hello Everyone, It’s that time of year again; time to navigate down the Road to the Roses. The road is long, winding, and like the game of LIFE, full of sudden twists and turns (left handed turns). Many of you may already have a stable, which is good because we have plenty of stalls. It’s [...]
Weekend Stakes Racing Action
Yazan: Steve | 30 September 2011 | 3 Comments
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing
This weekend is a Stakes Players’s dream with 18 graded stakes races headlined by Belmont Park’s “Super Saturday.” In addition to the Saturday’s Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Belmont, this is opening weekend for Santa Anita’s fall meet (once traditionally held by the Oak Tree Racing Association). Perhaps the most interesting, and best betting races, [...]
It’s Back – The 2011 Derby Dozen!
Yazan: Steve | 19 January 2011 | 9 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Buckle up folks, here comes Volume I of the 2011 WirePlayers Derby Dozen. I’ve enlisted friends from the blogosphere, Twittersphere, and Facebookosphere to track the leading Kentucky Derby contenders. With so many “Derby Dozen” lists out, why is this different? Because this one is “crowd sourced” – well, kinda anyway. It’s not based on one [...]
Bowling for Green at Belmont
Yazan: Steve | 10 September 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing
The marquee race on Belmont’s opening day card for the fall meet is the Grade II Bowling Green Handicap at 11 furlongs (1 and 3/8 miles) on the inner turf. WINCHESTER appears the most likely winner; his form is solid and he has two Grade I wins. However, it’s hard to like a 2-1 morning [...]
Best Races of the Year Are Not on TV
Yazan: Steve | 03 June 2010 | 9 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
The undercard of each Triple Crown race features the best three stakes races of the year. That’s right, I’m talking about the Turf Classic at Churchill Downs, the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico, and the Manhattan Stakes at Belmont. Theses races feature talented turf handicap horses and are just flat out great betting opportunities. Large fields [...]
It’s the Preakness, Man
Yazan: Steve | 19 May 2010 | 5 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Attending the KY Derby and Preakness lets you compare two distinct experiences. An analogy may be the difference between Las Vegas and Atlantic City: Las Vegas (the Derby) has more cachet and the crowds are attractive and hip. Atlantic City (the Preakness) feels older, dingier, and more casual. Instead of sundresses and Derby hats, it’s [...]
Eclipse Observation: Dominguez got Hosed!
Yazan: Steve | 28 January 2010 | 6 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
I finally got around to watching last week’s Eclipse Awards. I know it’s a bit late, but I was tied up last Monday. And by tied up, I mean watching “How I Met Your Mother” and “24.” All I can say about the telecast is “thank God for Tivo!” I was able to blow past [...]
